Device for supporting smokers&#39; pipes



April 27, 1943. w, KAHN 2,317,534

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SMOKERS PIPES Filed Jan. 31, 11941 M/fer #060,

Patented Apr. 27, 1943 OFFICE DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SMOKERS PIPES WalterKahn, Middelburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa Application January31, 1941, Serial No. 376,896 In the Union of South Africa October 18,1944) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to means for supporting a smokers pipe in anupright position, more particularly when it is deposited on a level orflat surface, such as a table. It is well known that the ordinarysmokers pipe, unless provided with a fiat base, tends to fall over onits side if placed on a table or like surface, with the result that ashand/or ignited particles of tobacco fall on to said surface and causedamage. An object of the present invention is to provide a device foravoiding this tendency.

According to the invention a smokers pipe is adapted to be supported ona substantially flat surface in an upright position by means of a standconsisting of a base portion adapted to rest squarely on said surface,which base portion is permanently or detachably secured to the pipe soas to project from the underside thereof.

The stand, provided with a plurality of feet, has its upper portionconstructed in the nature of a clip or circlet adapted to embrace thestem of the pipe. More particularly said upper portion is constructed inthe form of a spring clip adapted to grip the pipe stem resiliently in adetachable and longitudinally adjustable manner.

To enable the invention to be more clearly understood and carried intopractice, reference is now made to the accompanying drawing in whichlike reference numerals denote like parts throughout the views.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of one form of the device,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

Referring to the drawing, reference 8 desig nates a spring clip partadapted to grasp a pipe stem. The clasp 8 is attached to a solid basepart 9 provided with inwardly flush-folding legs H] and H, hingedlylocated in recesses at each end of the base 9. A flat leaf spring l2, bypressing resiliently against flats on the hinged ends of the legs l andH, retains them in either the open or closed positions as clearly shownin Fig. 2, by full and dotted lines respectively. The leg Ii! providedwith a single foot, is adapted in the closed. position to lie in thespace between the two feet of leg H.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction of the devicemay be readily understood, and it will be apparent that changes may bemade in the details illustrated without departing from the spirit of theinvention, as expressed in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A device for supporting a smokers pipe on a substantially flatsurface in an upright position, comprising a base adapted to be securedto a pipe and having a groove in the bottom thereof, legs hingedlyconnected to the base and adapted to fold inwardly toward one anotherinto said groove and flush with the bottom of the base when the legs arenot in use, and spring means operatively connected with the base forholding the legs in either open or closed position.

2. A device for supporting a smokers pipe on a substantially flatsurface in an upright position, comprising a base adapted to be securedto a pipe and having a groove in the bottom thereof, legs hingedlyconnected to the base and adapted to fold inwardly toward one anotherinto said groove and flush with the bottom of the base when the legs arenot in use, and spring means operatively connected with the base forholding the legs in either open or closed position, one of said legsbeing bifurcated and the other adapted to extend into the crotch of thebifurcated leg when the legs are in folded position.

3. A device for supporting a smokers pipe on a substantially flatsurface in an upright position, comprising a base adapted to be securedto a pipe and having a groove in the bottom thereof, legs hingedlyconnected to the base and adapted to fold inwardly toward one anotherinto said groove and flush with the bottom of the base when the legs arenot in use, and spring means operatively connected with the base andarranged in said groove for holding the legs in either open or closedposition, said spring means comprising a leaf spring having its medialportion secured to the base and. its ends pressing resiliently upon theinner ends of the hinged legs.

4. A device for supporting a smokers pipe, comprising a base adapted tobe detachably secured to the stem of a pipe and having a groove in thebottom thereof, legs hingedly connected to opposite end portions of thebase and. adapted to be folded inwardly toward one another into saidgroove into a position flush with the bottom of the base when the legsare not in use, one of said legs being bifurcated and having a crotch,and the other leg being adapted to extend into the crotch when the legsare in folded position, and a leaf spring arranged in said groove havingits medial portion secured to the base and its ends pressing resilientlyupon the hinged ends of the legs for holding the latter in open orclosed positions,

WALTER, KAI-IN.

